. >> sean: again, that was the first time that the words "terrorist attack" were uttered by a government official, and it came a week after they had already confirmed al-qaeda's involvement, and it was that statement that boxed the white house into a bit of a corner. the next day, jay carney reluctantly had to say this. >> felt badly about what happened in banghazi, it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: mark it down, september 20th was the day that everyone got on the same page and finally acknowledged what we all knew to be true, this was not about a youtube video or movie trailer. not exactly. the confusion, the lies from the composconfusion from the white , they continued. >> we don't know yet. we'll continue to investigate this. >> what happened in banghazi was a terrorist attack. >> then i heard hillary clinton say that it was an act of terrorism. is it? what do you say? >> well, we're still doing an investigation. it was a crude and disgusting video, sparking outrage throughout the muslim world. >> it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: now when we first began our investigation right he